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Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell has earned his way to the fall election after winning Tuesday’s primary.

But Democratic attorney Karen Faulkner had an impressive showing for a first-time candidate who was out spent by a 5-to-1 margin.

O’Connell’s lead held steady the whole night and won by 10 points in the final tally, but he says that Faulkner receiving 45 percent of the vote is not a sign that people are unhappy with him.

“I don’t think that’s the case at all,” he says. “It was a good strong race, everybody ran hard and the numbers are what they are. I think it’s been an affirmation for our office going forward and I look forward to serving the members of our community.”